Kangning Cui

Team

Students, collaborators, and group snapshots.

Supervision and Mentorship

Current and former students I have had the pleasure to supervise or mentor.

Current Students

Surendra Bohara
Surendra Bohara
Feb 2026 – Present

Remote sensing databases and related data infrastructure.

Co-advised with Dr. Fan Yang.
Suraj Prasai
Suraj Prasai
Aug 2025 – Present

Auto-labeling and human-in-the-loop machine learning.

Co-advised with Dr. Fan Yang.

Former Students

Zhen Yang
Zhen Yang
Nov 2025 – Jul 2026

Image segmentation with post-hoc processing.

Next Position: MS Student at Yale University
Mallory Pitts
Mallory Pitts
Aug 2025 – Apr 2026

Global mining detection with foundation models.

Co-advised with Dr. Paul Pauca.
Aditi Golder
Aditi Golder
Aug 2025 – Apr 2026

Ecological object detection and evaluation.

Co-advised with Dr. Paul Pauca.
Next Position: PhD Student at University of Texas, Dallas
Rongkun Zhu
Rongkun Zhu
Feb 2024 – Aug 2025

Palm localization and ecological monitoring.

Next Position: PhD Student at Hong Kong Baptist University
Zishan Shao
Zishan Shao
Jun 2023 – May 2024

Transfer learning for tropical forest image classification.

Next Position: PhD Student at Duke University

Collaborators

Several wonderful people I am fortunate to work with across institutions and disciplines.

Aland H.Y. Chan Aland H.Y. Chan
Raymond H. Chan Raymond H. Chan
Peng Wah Chee Peng Wah Chee
Chu Chen Chu Chen
David A. Coomes David A. Coomes
Ruoning Li Ruoning Li
Yaofang Liu Yaofang Liu
David A. Lutz David A. Lutz
James M. Murphy James M. Murphy
Sam L. Polk Sam L. Polk
Miles R. Silman Miles R. Silman
Rui-Feng Wang Rui-Feng Wang
Qianye Yang Qianye Yang
Yingyu Yang Yingyu Yang
A C D J L M N O P R S T W Y Z

Wake Forest Group (2026)

Wake Forest University group photo
Wake Forest University group photo, 2026.
Archive Note

A 2026 group photo at Wake Forest University, including members of Dr. Paul Pauca's group, Dr. Alqahtani, and me.

CityU Imaging Group (2023)

CityU Imaging Group photo 1
CityU Imaging Group, Hong Kong, 2023.
Archive Note

Group photo from City University of Hong Kong, kept here as a small record from my time with the imaging group.